SuitabookThe dare game
Jacqueline Wilson
- Reading
- Read alongside the child if wanted, pausing when Tracy describes adults, school or dares. Ask what she wants, what she may be feeling, and whether the book later complicates her version.
- Themes
- Belonging and family change: Tracy lives with a foster mother she views as mean and waits for her birth mother to return. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Defiance and self-expression: Tracy writes dramatic stories, claims expertise in dares and says she skips school because of her circumstances. Her energetic voice makes defiance central to her self-presentation, but it is unclear whether the book challenges, rewards or complicates these choices.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to how the book presents Tracy’s dares, truancy and judgements about her foster home. The ending and any consequences, resolutions or changes in relationships are unclear.